Lovely On The Water Chords by Steeleye Span

Tempo:
144.2 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Eb

Fm

Bb

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steeleye Span - Lovely on the Water chords
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[Fm]
[Cm]
[Ab] [D]
[Cm]
As I [D] walked out one [Cm]
morning, in the [Eb] springtime of a [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] baby fair,
[Fm]
[Cm] They [D] sang a song
[Cm] together, made [Eb] their bellies a-flat.
[Cm]
As [Bb]
[Cm] [Eb] on the spring, [Fm] the [Bb] meadows gay, [Eb] proclaim the [Gm] [Cm] lovely spring,
[Fm]
[Cm]
Said [Fm] William to [Cm] Nancy, oh we soon [Eb] must say [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Bb] our time,
[Eb] To hear the [Bb]
[Cm] music play,
[Fm]
[Cm] for our Queen [Fm] she do once [Cm] see men.
So I will [Eb] not stay [Cm] on the [Bb] shores,
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] my [Bb] darling, to be, [Eb] where the blood-rink [Bb] and [Cm]
grow.
[Fm]
[Cm]
For [D] Nancy fell in the [Cm] pained dead, but soon [Eb] he brought [Cm] her [Bb] to [Cm]
[Eb] rest,
And [Fm] he [Bb] embraced her, [Eb] and took [Bb] upon [Cm] the view.
[Fm]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm]
[F] [Fm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[A]
[Bb]
[A]
[G]
[F]
[Fm]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm]
Come change [Fm] your ring [Cm] with me, my love, for we [Eb] may meet [Cm] once [Bb] more,
[Cm]
[Eb] For that [F] world God you [Bb] love, [Eb] where the plundering tide, [Cm]
[F] [Fm]
[Cm]
for [D] palsy did her [Cm] bounty,
And the [Gm] [Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] tears [Cm] [Eb] of the [Cm] aged [Bb]
parents, [Eb] while I am [Bb] [Cm] on the sea.
[Fm]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm]
For a [Gm] child of [D] this [Cm] craft, with [Eb] mothers to be, [Cm] peace [Bb] and hope [Cm] also,
[Eb] To [Bb] face the poor, where [Ab] the plundering tide,
[F]
[Eb]
[Fm]
[Cm]
[Bb]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
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To learn Steeleye Span - Lovely On The Water chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bb, Cm, Eb, Cm, Fm, Cm and Fm. Ease into the song by practicing at 72 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 144 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Db Minor.

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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ As I [D] walked _ out one _ [Cm]
morning, _ in the [Eb] springtime of a [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Cm] baby fair, _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ They [D] sang a _ song _
[Cm] _ together, _ made [Eb] their bellies a-flat.
[Cm]
As [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Eb] on the spring, _ [Fm] the [Bb] meadows _ gay, _ _ [Eb] proclaim the [Gm] _ [Cm] lovely _ _ spring,
_ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ Said [Fm] William _ to _ _ [Cm] Nancy, _ oh we soon [Eb] must say _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bb] our _ _ time,
[Eb] To hear the [Bb] _
[Cm] music play, _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ for our Queen [Fm] she _ do once [Cm] see men.
So I will [Eb] not stay [Cm] on the _ [Bb] shores, _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [F] my [Bb] darling, to _ be, [Eb] where the blood-rink [Bb] and _ [Cm]
grow.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ For [D] Nancy fell _ in the [Cm] pained dead, but soon [Eb] he brought _ [Cm] her [Bb] to _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ rest,
And [Fm] he [Bb] _ embraced _ _ her, [Eb] and took [Bb] upon [Cm] the _ view. _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Come change [Fm] your _ ring [Cm] with me, my _ love, for we [Eb] may meet _ [Cm] once [Bb] more, _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ For that [F] world God you [Bb] _ _ _ love, [Eb] where the _ plundering tide, [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _
for [D] palsy did her [Cm] bounty, _ _
And the [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ tears _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] of the [Cm] aged _ _ [Bb] _ _
parents, _ [Eb] while I am _ [Bb] _ [Cm] on the _ sea.
_ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ For a [Gm] child of [D] this _ _ [Cm] craft, _ _ with [Eb] mothers to be, _ [Cm] peace [Bb] and _ _ _ hope [Cm] also,
_ [Eb] _ _ _ To [Bb] face the _ poor, where [Ab] the plundering tide,
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Spanning the Years album.

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